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and yet if it were up to the nra, we would never have had access to it. and more guns would have flowed onto our streets. and in all likelihood, more people would have been murdered. the undercover investigations we conducted were just one example of how we worked to crack down on gun violence. at our urging in new york, our state legislature enacted the toughest penalties in the nation for illegal possession of a handgun, a three-and-a-half year mandatory minimum prison sentence. we've also worked with our city council to adopt a law enabling the nypd to keep tabs on gun offenders in our city just as they track sex offenders. we enforce those laws and other laws rigorously, and that's a big reason why new york is the safest big city in the country. in the year that just ended, new york city had the fewest murders in nearly half a century when comparable records started to be kept back in 1963. we've never had a year remotely as safe as the year we just had. as hard as we worked, however, and as much as we've achieved, the reality remains in new york that
and yet if it were up to the nra, we would never have had access to it. and more guns would have flowed onto our streets. and in all likelihood, more people would have been murdered. the undercover investigations we conducted were just one example of how we worked to crack down on gun violence. at our urging in new york, our state legislature enacted the toughest penalties in the nation for illegal possession of a handgun, a three-and-a-half year mandatory minimum prison sentence. we've also...
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i know from personal experience that the nra does not speak for all gun owners. the nra is mostly a lobbying organization and remits gun manufacturers and is mostly motivated by profit. the time is now. i am not so naive to think that the limits on guns would create a crime-free world. there are a host of additional areas to be addressed such as mental health and educational issues. but i do think we can minimize killing, and the time is now. thank you. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> good evening. peter alexander. i wrote my notes down. almighty see, almighty be. may the almighty's spirit be upon us all and highest praise unto the living lord, for as it's been given, we wrestle not against flesh and blood, and there will be no answers through the political or legal means. mental illness be with those seeking to maintain the insane resulting in homeless vets and children, neverending wars and the core of all war. the slaughterhouse murder of 14 million -- [inaudible] today and the day after and the day after maintaining satan's laughter. come out of the rel
i know from personal experience that the nra does not speak for all gun owners. the nra is mostly a lobbying organization and remits gun manufacturers and is mostly motivated by profit. the time is now. i am not so naive to think that the limits on guns would create a crime-free world. there are a host of additional areas to be addressed such as mental health and educational issues. but i do think we can minimize killing, and the time is now. thank you. >> thank you very much. [applause]...
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following the newtown tragedy, differ from the nra's standard approach? and kenny also talk with us about what are some of the specific things that you think need to be done to address gun violence? and can you comment on the president's proposal? >> that's a long question spent i might only get one bite of the apple here. >> okay. well, how my reaction differs, the nra is that i've watched -- i've spent probably the last four days on the internet and watching videos and getting information on this, and i think the nra's position that is continually the mentally incapacitated that are out there doing this, the weirdos. you heard that 20% of americans have some sort of deficiency mentally, whether it's depression or something else. only three to 5% of them are prone to violent acts. .. you've got to incapacitate the machine to some degree. it the easiest way to do that if you can't get the ar-15 off the street is to limit the -- team. in the column by shooting -- not columbine, but the gabby giffords shooting, the woman stepped in -- i heard that it was a
following the newtown tragedy, differ from the nra's standard approach? and kenny also talk with us about what are some of the specific things that you think need to be done to address gun violence? and can you comment on the president's proposal? >> that's a long question spent i might only get one bite of the apple here. >> okay. well, how my reaction differs, the nra is that i've watched -- i've spent probably the last four days on the internet and watching videos and getting...
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very high levels of support across the board for these policies including among the gun owners and nra members. the lowest levels of support for the policy allowing people who've lost due to mental illness to have that right restored if they are determined not to be dangerous. the restoration policy which many of us know about is not supported at high levels by any of these groups. over a majority in high level support for the policy to increase government spending on mental health screening and treatment as a strategy to reduce gun violence the majority's support across the board here is the breakdown of these policies by political party at a vacation agencies bagram policies are supported at high levels by the republicans, independents and democrats to retain the gun rights with the low levels of support among all three come and for the policy to increase the government spending on mental health treatment with the local grady and here slightly less than the majority of republicans support this policy and this is why the question wording is so critical to survey research that includes
very high levels of support across the board for these policies including among the gun owners and nra members. the lowest levels of support for the policy allowing people who've lost due to mental illness to have that right restored if they are determined not to be dangerous. the restoration policy which many of us know about is not supported at high levels by any of these groups. over a majority in high level support for the policy to increase government spending on mental health screening...
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i think that the politicians who feel like they have to work hard for their nra a+ ratings would maybe feel less like that is necessary if they had another group of gunowners who could validate what they can civil to be regulations on firearms. as has been alluded to, but we will go into more detail tomorrow, the vast majority of gun owners are supportive of most of the measures that we are talking about here. and i think that's the most critical thing. again, a politician being able to say that they are doing something that the gunowners agree with. because they don't want to alienate gunowners who vote. >> i have a question. i just got a documentary on saturday called the house that i live in about the war on drugs and it talks about how there have been like 45 million arrests and a trillion dollars spent on that war. what impact do you think the war on drugs has had ongoing violence? a lot of accidents happen -- any thoughts on the war on violence and gun violence issue? >> i will just try to give a brief response to that. there has been some different things looked at in regards to
i think that the politicians who feel like they have to work hard for their nra a+ ratings would maybe feel less like that is necessary if they had another group of gunowners who could validate what they can civil to be regulations on firearms. as has been alluded to, but we will go into more detail tomorrow, the vast majority of gun owners are supportive of most of the measures that we are talking about here. and i think that's the most critical thing. again, a politician being able to say...
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happened without the data that allowed us to identify the problematic dealers, yet if it were i not to the nra we would never have access to read and more guns would have flowed onto the streets, and in all likelihood, more people would have been murdered. the undercover investigations we conducted were just one example of how we work to crack down on gun violence. had our urging of new york state legislature enacted the toughest penalties in the nation for illegal possession of a handgun 83 in the half year mandatory minimum prison sentence we also worked with our city council to adopt a law enabling the nypd to keep tabs on gun offenders in the city just as they track sex offenders. we on enforce those laws and others rigorously and that is a reason why new york is the safest city in the country. in the years that ended, new york city had the fewest murders in nearly half a century. income terrible records they decided to be kept back in 1963 we've never had a year remotely as the year we just had. as hard as we worked our free and as hard as we have achieved, the reality remains that during
happened without the data that allowed us to identify the problematic dealers, yet if it were i not to the nra we would never have access to read and more guns would have flowed onto the streets, and in all likelihood, more people would have been murdered. the undercover investigations we conducted were just one example of how we work to crack down on gun violence. had our urging of new york state legislature enacted the toughest penalties in the nation for illegal possession of a handgun 83 in...